Central African slender-snouted crocodile

species of crocodile

The Central African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops leptorhynchus) is one of two species of crocodiles in the genus Mecistops.

Central African slender-snouted crocodile
Individual on a snake farm in Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodilia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: Mecistops
Species:
M. leptorhynchus
Binomial name
Mecistops leptorhynchus
(Bennett, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crocodilus leptorhynchus
    Bennett, 1835
  • Mecistops leptorhynchus
    Shirley et al., 2018

The Central African slender-snouted crocodile lives in Central Africa (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, northern Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo) and extends into South Sudan in East Africa.[2]

References

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  1. Bennett, Edward Turner (1835). "Character of a New Species of Crocodile (Crocodilus leptorhynchus)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1835: 128–132.
  2. "Central African slender-snouted crocodile". Wikipedia.